Man charged after large amount of marijuana found in vehicle

A Lancaster man has been charged after a large amount of marijuana and other drug items were allegedly found in his vehicle Wednesday.

Officers with the Fairfield County Adult Probation office were searching for a man around 9 p.m. at 707 Garfield Ave., according to a Lancaster police report. The Lancaster Police Department provided assistance, the report said.

The man arrived in a green 1995 Dodge Ram truck with two other people, the report said. Officers spoke with the driver and passengers. A green book bag containing a large bag of marijuana and 10 small bags of marijuana was found in the vehicle, the report said.

Batteries and other drug-related items were also found, the report said. Witnesses told officers that the book bag belonged to the driver, the report said. Some $486 in cash was also found on the driver, the report said.

The driver was arrested and taken to the county jail. A bag with white powder, pills, a scale and other items were found during a second search of the vehicle, the report said.

On Thursday, Jerry D. Paugh, 28, was arraigned in the Fairfield County Municipal Court on a charge of trafficking in marijuana, a fifth-degree felony, and aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony.

Paugh remains in jail on a $15,000 bond.

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Man charged after large amount of marijuana found in vehicle

A Lancaster man has been charged after a large amount of marijuana and other drug items were allegedly found in his vehicle Wednesday.